The present paper briefly summarizes psychological discourse on value transmission and sociologic... more The present paper briefly summarizes psychological discourse on value transmission and sociological and political science discourse on value change. Until now, these two areas have been mostly disconnected. The paper urges the reader to consider intrafamilial value transmission within a societal context, particularly in reference to the concept 'zeitgeist', a difficult to measure attitudinal undercurrent observable in a given society
Does Aggressive Behavior Increase the Social Status in the Class? An Analysis Using Complete Netw... more Does Aggressive Behavior Increase the Social Status in the Class? An Analysis Using Complete Network Data Using a new differentiation regarding forms of aggressive behavior (open vs. hid-den and minor vs. major), this paper examines whether aggressive behavior increases the social status in the school class. With respect to the main sample, the results show that none of the four forms of aggressive behavior increases the social status. However, there is also no negative effect for any of those behaviors. Furthermore, under specific conditions aggres-sive behavior has positive effects on the social status: For girls minor, hidden aggressive behavior increases the status in the class. Likewise, in classes with low class cohesion ag-gressive behavior has a positive effect on the status.
In criminology there has been an active discussion about rising punitiveness in the United States... more In criminology there has been an active discussion about rising punitiveness in the United States and other Western societies (e.g. Garland, Wacquant). The present contribution aims to examine the factors that drive individual punitiveness. Studies have shown that the mass media play a significant role in shaping public attitudes towards crime and punishment. Therefore our interest focuses on the role of the media. The paper assesses to what extent the media can explain trends in punitive attitudes over time. This is done in a twofold way. Firstly, we look at patterns of media consumption and punitiveness at the micro level. The empirical analyses are based on three waves of a nationwide representative survey conducted in Germany in the years 2004, 2006 and 2010 by the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony. Secondly, a content analysis of German newspapers assesses the way crime and criminals are represented in the media and to what extent this has changed over time (e.g...
The article elaborates on the question whether the Eastern European enlargement of the European U... more The article elaborates on the question whether the Eastern European enlargement of the European Union is liable to mobilize ethnocentric attitudes in Germany. It is the expectation that rapid social change as caused by the enlargement will be perceived as a threat by the individual. Recent theories of prejudice postulate that feelings of threat are an important predictor of discrimination. But not every individual tends to feel threatened in times of rapid social change. Thus, the integration of threat theory with the assumptions of the authoritarianism approach and the theory of disintegration is proposed to explain interindividual difference. The resulting theoretical model is tested empirically based on a representative German survey study (N=1008) conducted in the early Summer of 2003. Results show that under certain conditions EU enlargement may indeed mobilize ethnocentric attitudes. This is especially true for individuals with an authoritarian personality disposition. Only in...
Einsatzbereich: Jugendliche von der 7. bis zur 10. Klassenstufe sowie Erwachsene im Altersbereich... more Einsatzbereich: Jugendliche von der 7. bis zur 10. Klassenstufe sowie Erwachsene im Altersbereich 16 bis 49 Jahre. Einzel- oder Gruppensetting. Der Fragebogen wird im klinischen Bereich (Kinder-, Jugend- und Erwachsenenpsychotherapie), der Familien-, Erziehungs- und Suchtberatung, im schulpsychologischen Kontext sowie als Forschungsinstrument eingesetzt. Das Verfahren: Mit der CSAS wird auffälliges Spielverhalten hinsichtlich elektronischer Bildschirmspiele (wie z. B. Onlinerollenspiele, Strategiespiele und Shooterspiele) erfasst. Der Beurteilungszeitraum erstreckt sich auf die letzten 12 Monate. Dabei werden sowohl online als auch offline durchgeführte Spiele (mit oder ohne aktive Internetverbindung) unabhängig vom benutzten Gerät berücksichtigt. Eine Abhängigkeit bezogen auf Glücksspiele wird mit der CSAS dagegen explizit nicht erfasst. Die Auswertung erfolgt durch einen Abgleich mit den Kriterien des DSM-5 für die Internet Gaming Disorder (Störung durch Spielen von Internetspiele...
The present paper briefly summarizes psychological discourse on value transmission and sociologic... more The present paper briefly summarizes psychological discourse on value transmission and sociological and political science discourse on value change. Until now, these two areas have been mostly disconnected. The paper urges the reader to consider intrafamilial value transmission within a societal context, particularly in reference to the concept 'zeitgeist', a difficult to measure attitudinal undercurrent observable in a given society
Does Aggressive Behavior Increase the Social Status in the Class? An Analysis Using Complete Netw... more Does Aggressive Behavior Increase the Social Status in the Class? An Analysis Using Complete Network Data Using a new differentiation regarding forms of aggressive behavior (open vs. hid-den and minor vs. major), this paper examines whether aggressive behavior increases the social status in the school class. With respect to the main sample, the results show that none of the four forms of aggressive behavior increases the social status. However, there is also no negative effect for any of those behaviors. Furthermore, under specific conditions aggres-sive behavior has positive effects on the social status: For girls minor, hidden aggressive behavior increases the status in the class. Likewise, in classes with low class cohesion ag-gressive behavior has a positive effect on the status.
In criminology there has been an active discussion about rising punitiveness in the United States... more In criminology there has been an active discussion about rising punitiveness in the United States and other Western societies (e.g. Garland, Wacquant). The present contribution aims to examine the factors that drive individual punitiveness. Studies have shown that the mass media play a significant role in shaping public attitudes towards crime and punishment. Therefore our interest focuses on the role of the media. The paper assesses to what extent the media can explain trends in punitive attitudes over time. This is done in a twofold way. Firstly, we look at patterns of media consumption and punitiveness at the micro level. The empirical analyses are based on three waves of a nationwide representative survey conducted in Germany in the years 2004, 2006 and 2010 by the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony. Secondly, a content analysis of German newspapers assesses the way crime and criminals are represented in the media and to what extent this has changed over time (e.g...
The article elaborates on the question whether the Eastern European enlargement of the European U... more The article elaborates on the question whether the Eastern European enlargement of the European Union is liable to mobilize ethnocentric attitudes in Germany. It is the expectation that rapid social change as caused by the enlargement will be perceived as a threat by the individual. Recent theories of prejudice postulate that feelings of threat are an important predictor of discrimination. But not every individual tends to feel threatened in times of rapid social change. Thus, the integration of threat theory with the assumptions of the authoritarianism approach and the theory of disintegration is proposed to explain interindividual difference. The resulting theoretical model is tested empirically based on a representative German survey study (N=1008) conducted in the early Summer of 2003. Results show that under certain conditions EU enlargement may indeed mobilize ethnocentric attitudes. This is especially true for individuals with an authoritarian personality disposition. Only in...
Einsatzbereich: Jugendliche von der 7. bis zur 10. Klassenstufe sowie Erwachsene im Altersbereich... more Einsatzbereich: Jugendliche von der 7. bis zur 10. Klassenstufe sowie Erwachsene im Altersbereich 16 bis 49 Jahre. Einzel- oder Gruppensetting. Der Fragebogen wird im klinischen Bereich (Kinder-, Jugend- und Erwachsenenpsychotherapie), der Familien-, Erziehungs- und Suchtberatung, im schulpsychologischen Kontext sowie als Forschungsinstrument eingesetzt. Das Verfahren: Mit der CSAS wird auffälliges Spielverhalten hinsichtlich elektronischer Bildschirmspiele (wie z. B. Onlinerollenspiele, Strategiespiele und Shooterspiele) erfasst. Der Beurteilungszeitraum erstreckt sich auf die letzten 12 Monate. Dabei werden sowohl online als auch offline durchgeführte Spiele (mit oder ohne aktive Internetverbindung) unabhängig vom benutzten Gerät berücksichtigt. Eine Abhängigkeit bezogen auf Glücksspiele wird mit der CSAS dagegen explizit nicht erfasst. Die Auswertung erfolgt durch einen Abgleich mit den Kriterien des DSM-5 für die Internet Gaming Disorder (Störung durch Spielen von Internetspiele...
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